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Caitlin Wopinek

Case from Laporte, IN dated Mar 14, 2010

Victim Details

Caitlin N. Wopinek

Female

Laporte

IN

2010-03-14

19

Caitlin

Wopinek

07/12/2026

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In the early morning hours of March 14, 2010, the life of 19-year-old Caitlin Wopinek, a female, was tragically cut short in her apartment at the Woodland Crossing Apartments, located just outside the Michigan City limits in La Porte County, Indiana. The evening before had been ordinary for Caitlin, who had finished her shift as a server at a local Applebee's. A friend of the couple, Trent Hartnett, had picked her up around 11 p.m. and brought her home. Her boyfriend, 22-year-old Jeffery Maldona ...
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    I've been following Caitlin Wopinek’s tragic case and one thing that makes me wonder is the way co... ...Read More
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